Palettes / Colors / #BAD9CD
#BAD9CD — Light Dusty Green
#BAD9CD is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BAD9CD when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BAD9CD is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #D9BAC6; it also sits naturally between #BAD9BE and #BAD5D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BAD9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 217, 205 |
| HSL | 157°, 29%, 79% |
| HSV | 157°, 14%, 85% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 6%, 15% |
| XYZ | 56.08, 64.47, 67.25 |
| Yxy | 64.47, 0.2986, 0.3433 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.21, -12.57, 2.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.29, -11.74, 2.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 85% · Blue 80%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BAD9CD
.text { color: #BAD9CD; }
.background { background-color: #BAD9CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAD9CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 217, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 29%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAD9CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 217, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAD9CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 217, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BAD9CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAD9CD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9BAC6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BAD9CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAD9CD
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BAD9CD: ·
How #BAD9CD looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BAD9CD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BAD9CD?
#BAD9CD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 186, 217, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BAD9CD?
#BAD9CD is RGB 186, 217, 205 — HSL 157°, 29%, 79% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 6%, 15%.
What colors go with #BAD9CD?
Its complement is #D9BAC6; analogous partners are #BAD9BE and #BAD5D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BAD9CD for text?
Black text on #BAD9CD has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.